Hair waver



K. M. FOOTE HAIR WAVER Filed Oct. 29, 1931 Patented July 179, 1932eurent oiFFl-c KATHRYN MILLER FOOTE, F MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN HAIR W'AVER,

Application filed October 29,'1931; Serial No; 571,907.

My invention relates to a hair Waver. The essential objects of myinvention are Vto ensure a beautiful wave t-o the hair just as thelatter looks when naturally curly; provide the hair with ringlets vwhendesired;

for securely holding the hair while it is being waved, crimped orprovided with ringlets; for imparting to the hair uniform waves, crimpsand ringlets; for convenient application and removal to and from thehair when desired; for securely latching a waving or crimping tongue inposition for maintaining the hair upon the Waver in a position to bewaved-or crimped; and to attain these ends'in a strong, durable,compact, thoroughly efficient, conveniently handled and inexpensivestructure. Y To the above ends essentially my invention consists in suchparts and in such combination of parts as fall Within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hair Waver inaccordance with myv invention and in closed position.

Figure 2 is a like view with the Waver open. Figure 3 is a top plan viewof the Waver in closed position and as applied to the hair for wavingthe latter.

.3o A hair Waver, in accordance with my invention is formed from asingle length of wire of the desired gauge.

The Waver includes a tapered, skeleton hairrmount comprising apair ofside parts 1, 2, each formed from a single stretch of the wire, an endpart 3 consisting of a sin- Y gle stretch of the wire, and an end part 4formed from two stretches 5, 6 of the Wire. The end part 3 is of greaterlength than end part 4 and it is provided centrally thereof with aninwardly extending U-shaped portion 7 open atits outer end and providinga keeper for a purpose to be referredfto. The stretchv 5 at one endterminates in one end of part 1 and the other end of the latter mergesinto one end of part 8. The stretch 6 at one end terminates in one endofthe f partk2 and the latter at its other end merges into the other endof part 3. The width of the hair mount gradually increaseslfrom the part4 tonthe .part'3.

The Waver also. includesV a normally straight, resilientclamping tongue8 which coacts AWith parts 1, 2 to, form .the-Wave, curl, 55 crimporringlet and. Whichfis disposed centrally with respect to'parts 3, 4and'is of less length than thefparts 1, 2. Thestretch 5 terminates atitszotherf end into one'end of the*` tongue 8, and the latter isdisposed 6G at rig-ht anglesto such stretch'.r The other end of tongue8. isprovided with ahook 9 which engageswith the keeper' 7 for latchingtongue 8 in its coacting position with respectto parte 1, 2 towave thehair 10 which o5 is Wound transversely of the mount or positioned uponand positioned transversely with respect to the outer face of the mount.See Figure 3. When the tongue 8 is latched to keeper 7 it appears as ofarcuate contour. 'l`0 See Figure 1.

The other end of stretch 6 is formed with an outwardly directed loop 11through which the inner end of stretch 5 extends, the latter merginginto the non-hooked end of the Hi tongue 8 and by this arrangement thestretches 5, 6 are coupled together.

The hair is wound around the mount starting from end part L1,Which endis always held near the head when the device is used. The hair is heldlirm between thumb and index finger, then give one twist for eachwinding. After the desired amount of hair has been Wound, the tongue ispressed to have the hook 9 receive the keeper 7 resulting in the hair 105&5 being clamped to the Waver, and the tongue 8 coacting with parts 1,2 to provide the wave. lVhen forming ringlets the windings are nottwisted.

1. A hair Waver comprising, a single length of material bent to providea skeleton hair mount and a clamping tongue, said mount consisting of apair of side parts, an end part formed of a single stretch of materialcon- U6 necting one end of one side part to the opposed end of the otherside part and an end part formed of two oppositely disposed connectedtogether sections, each extending inwardly from the other end of a sidepart, one

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of said sections having an eye at its inner end, the other of saidsections having itsv inner vend `extending through said eye and merginginto one end of said tongue, and said tonguehavingits other end ofhook-like form for connection to that end part formed of a singlestretch of material. Y v y 12. A fhair "Waver comprising, av singleylengthrof material bent to providea Vskeleton y10 hair mount and adamping tongue, said Y mount consisting lof* a'pair of side parts, anend part formed of a single stretch of ma teral connecting'one end of.lone side part to the opposedend of theother side part and an 15 endvpart vformed of two oppositely 'disposed connectedV together sections,each extending inwardly from the other end Vof a side part, one of saidvsections having an eye at its; inner end, the other of'said Sectionshaving its'ini 20 ner end extending through said eye and merg ing intoone end kof said tongue, and said tongue having its other end ofhooklike form fork connection to that end part formed of aSingle'streteh of material, one of said endV 25 parts' being of greaterlength than the other whereby said YmountfwillV gradually increaseinlwidth from one'. end jto the other.

In testimony whereof, Iaix my signature hereto. f

:3o Y 'KATHRYN MILLER Foorn. e

